A more-sophisticated understanding of stem cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has the potential to help identify molecular targets to treat this malignancy, according to investigators in China.
In a review published in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (2016;9[2]:614-625), the investigators noted that cancer stem cells (CSCs) “are responsible for the maintenance of all tumor cells.” They hypothesized that treatment that targets